OK Troy-here's the latest:
Took the HS needle out and cranked for quite a while-maybe 30-45 seconds before I got more than just a drip or two. Never got a real squirt out of it-just what I would call a steady drip or very slow stream-I'm thinking there should be more pressure there?? After that it started right up and ran very rough( To be expected I'm sure) Couldn't get it to stay running at less than about 1/3 throttle and even then after a few seconds at that throttle setting it would start to die and I would have to jab the throttle stick up and down a few times to get it going again. It gradually got better over about 5-6 minutes of running to where it would stay running at anything over about 3000rpm but wouldn't run smooth like it always has. You could hear it surging up and down a little and smoke trail differences with those surges. Just sounded like it wasn't getting a real steady fuel supply. Also could never get the nice slow idle I'm used to with this engine-anything under 2800-3000rpm it would eventually slow down and try to die if I didn't feather the throttle. Always have had a nice idle of at least 1900-2000rpm if not lower-this has always been a great running engine and I've only got 3-4 gallons thru it after the original owner ran 2-3 thru it. Conditions today: Running the same 30% I always use, temp around 40 degrees but took it right out of the house and ran it in the driveway so the engine wasn't cold-started right up every time I hit it with the starter. Might be my imagination but when I vent off the tank pressure after running it doesn't seem as high as I remember. Ideas??